I haven't drank in over a decade and quit smoking quite a while ago as well...so the obvious two are are out...but yes, those are the things I am now looking for. So if you have info on things like that i appreciate the share!. And taking a more holistic approach to prevention in addition to the col...

@ scared0304 Her name is Dr. Kathryn Wisser. I felt she listened and certainly erred on the cautious side of things with my age and the polyps she found, which I appreciated. As for the Color test, my results came back negative for any mutations (yay!) and took about 4 wks from sending my sample out...

So my doc moved to Denver and new doc doesn't want to do the genetic testing and says insurance won't cover. Opted to do the Color test on my own and am awaiting the results. Figure I'll go from there. I'll keep you posted and appreciate your support.

Hi Lee, I do not have any family history of colon cancer...a grandmother with breast cancer, but that was in her 90's...an uncle with uterine cancer, but again, older in his 70's. Suggested to my brother 4 yrs ago to get a colonoscopy at the direction of my doc and again this yr, and he was less tha...

So here's my background: -Bleeding at 25, colonoscopy with one 6-7mm polyp found at 25 and told to return in ten yrs. No info on type of polyp and doc didn't give any indication that it was a concern. -Colonoscopy at 35. 3 polyps found. One ascending tubular adenoma at 7mm, one ileocecal tubular ade...